Hi everyone ... The names I quoted in my subject line, which appeared in a recent discussion on the list, triggered a memory of some research I did a while back. I still have some questions about my findings, and thought it would be good to post what I have so far. Any and all comments, suggestions, criticisms, etc. welcome! This particular line of research started when I found on p. 136 of Abstracts of wills on file in the Surrogate's Office, City of New York (Volume XVI. Corrections to Vol.I-V) a correction to the will abstract of William Tillyer (will written 1 Dec 1738) that states that Mary Tillyer alias Prime's portion should go to Benjamin Britten. So I went to the microfilm of William Tillyer's will (FHL #497594, which appears to me to be a transcription rather than the original) and read "Mary Tillyer alias Prine her part or Portion to be given to Benjamin Britten the said Mary Prine Son" (Note that Mary Tillyer's "alias" reads "Prime" in William Tillyer's will abstract as well as the abstract correction but the transcription in the FHL film clearly reads "Prine" in both places it occurs.) So then, when tracking down which Prine/Perine/Perrines might fit the description of Mary Tillyer's husband, I found the will abstract of a Peter Perine (will written 10 Mar 1752; abstract quoted at bottom of this message) that names Nicholas, Ann, and Mary Britton as grandchildren. So at this point I have three main questions: 1) whether or not Mary Tillyer's "Prine" husband was (or could have been) the Peter Perine of Staten Island who wrote his will 10 Mary 1752 2) if so, whether these Britton grandchildren that Peter names could be Mary's grandchildren (i.e. the children of her son Benjamin Britten) (Or else if not, which of Peter Perine's daughters married which Britton, or ... ?) 3) who might have been the father of Mary Tillyer's son Benjamin Britten? Thoughts? [As an side note to all this -- and just to muddy the Perrine/Ann(a) Holmes waters -- on pp. 25-26 of the book "The Story and Documentary History of the Perine House" by Charles Gilbert Hine it states that the above-mentioned Peter Perine's son Edward married an Ann Holmes. (Hine apparently used as a source the same info recorded by Howland D. Perrine on p. 68-69 of "Daniel Perrin, 'The Huguenot'", which states that Edward Perines's wife Ann Holmes was the only child of Joseph and Sarah Holmes.)] ;-) -- Constance From p. 139 of Abstracts of wills on file in the Surrogate's Office, City of New York (Volume V. 1754-1760) Liber 20, page 131 N.Y. County Surrogates Court In the name of God, Amen, March 10, 1752. I, Peter Perine, of Richmond County, being in good health. "My wife Mary is to have that part of my real estate, as long as she lives, as the Law directs," and the use of the east room in my house, and the bed and furniture for the room, and two cows, and fire wood, and the use of £125. I leave to my son Peter my silver hilted sword. To my son James £40. To my daughter Mary, wife of Thomas Arrowsmith, £50. To my daughter Margaret, wife of John Poillon, £50. These to be paid by my son Henry. To my daughter Sarah, wife of John See, £50. To my daughter Dinah, wife of Thomas Lee, £50, to be paid by my son Edward. I leave to my two youngest sons, Henry and Edward, all my real estate on Staten Island, having formerly disposed of my lands in Middlesex County, East New Jersey, to my sons Peter and William. My son Henry is to have the east part of my farm with the buildings, and he is to pay to my son Edward £30 towards building and improvements. I leave to my son Henry a gun, and a horse and saddle. I leave to my son Edward my long gun, and a horse and saddle. I leave to my three grand children, Nicholas, Ann, and Mary Britton, each £10. All the rest to my children, Peter, William, James, Mary Arrowsmith, Margaret Poillon, Sarah See, Dinah Lee, and the children Daniel Perine. My executors are to sell personal estate at public vendue, except my apparell, which I give to my sons Peter, William, and James. I make Thomas Arrowsmith, John Poillon, John Lee, of Somerset, and Henry Perine, executors. Witnesses, Daniel Stillwell, Isaac Mone, John Mesereau. Proved, November 29, 1756.